Nick Lowles

After 37 years on the frontline against the far right, I've started writing in a new place. It's called Dear Britain. It's a free newsletter that arrives in your inbox, just like this email. It takes ten seconds, you don’t need an account to read, and you can stop receiving it at any time. The campaigning work at HOPE not hate continues. That won't change. But Dear Britain is somewhere I can write more openly and more honestly about what I'm seeing. About the rise of the far right, yes. But also about the polling and intelligence we're tracking, the issues that need to be spoken about, and the inspiring people I keep meeting in communities across the country who are already doing the work of stopping hate at a pivotal time for the UK. We are at a crossroads. The Overton window has shifted. Nigel Farage may become our next Prime Minister. Stephen Lennon's "Unite the Kingdom" march is just over a week away and set to be his biggest ever. But I still believe that the British people, given a real choice, will choose hope over hate. Click to read more open.substack.com/pub/nicklowles…

After 37 years on the frontline against the far right, I've started writing in a new place. It's called Dear Britain. It's a free newsletter that arrives in your inbox, just like this email. It takes ten seconds, you don’t need an account to read, and you can stop receiving it at any time. The campaigning work at HOPE not hate continues. That won't change. But Dear Britain is somewhere I can write more openly and more honestly about what I'm seeing. About the rise of the far right, yes. But also about the polling and intelligence we're tracking, the issues that need to be spoken about, and the inspiring people I keep meeting in communities across the country who are already doing the work of stopping hate at a pivotal time for the UK. We are at a crossroads. The Overton window has shifted. Nigel Farage may become our next Prime Minister. Stephen Lennon's "Unite the Kingdom" march is just over a week away and set to be his biggest ever. But I still believe that the British people, given a real choice, will choose hope over hate. Click to read more open.substack.com/pub/nicklowles…

The way in which the JLP 'Muslim' poll for Policy Exchange is being headlined is so partisan it's disgraceful.

Why is it so hard to say that all hate is wrong, whether it’s aimed at Jewish people or Muslims? Too many people are living in fear, hate and bigotry has become too normalised. It is incumbent on us all to do more to oppose antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.

Nigel Farage has bottled @bbclaurak. Clearly wanted to avoid difficult questions of his personal and party funding… Expect a friendly interview in tomorrow’s Telegraph or Express… where these questions are not asked

What do you do if the sex pest spy cop who tricked you into your first relationship as a teenager (he was 32) has the cheek to stand as a councillor? You FIGHT BACK! I’m on my way now to join the courageous Jessica and help her campaign warning about Andy Coles @out_of_lives

There has been a huge rise in hate crimes. We must fight antisemitism with just the same endeavour that we fight anti-Muslim or anti-black hatred. All racism is wrong

This must stop Asking all Jews to condemn the killing in Gaza & other violence committed by Jews is racism Asking Muslims to condemn any Muslim group or individual engaged in violence is racism This collective responsibility on all sides is wrong& must🛑 instagram.com/reel/DX032Wpss…

This is truly terrifying. Given a chance, Reform will do to us what Trump has done to the USA.

- Two-thirds of Reform's money is wired from Thailand - Ben Delo, pardoned by Trump for breaking money-laundering rules, has given £4m. - Farage's secret £5m bung A new model of politics is meeting an old model of transparency. With dangerous results: times-comment.com/farage123

EXC: One of Nigel Farage’s Reform candidates has spread racist bile – even declaring white people “the master race”. Joint investigation with @hopenothate exposes Stuart Prior for a slew of hateful comments. Reform said it was “looking into” posts. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/r…

A neo-Nazi has been found guilty of preparing terrorist acts after compiling a list of "race traitors" and trying to buy a gun. He had penned a "manifesto" in a diary & identified potential targets, including the Lord Mayor of London and a mosque bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Green Party candidates arrested over anti-Semitism telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/3…

Also: gifts aren’t taxable. So £5m tax-free personal “gift” to Farage will be the the biggest single sum accepted by any UK politician in democratic history. Reform is lobbying for crypto tax cuts, forcing BoE to hold crypto etc. A scandal hiding in plain sight.

Newcastle Green Party election candidate Tina Ion’s racist anti-Jewish and anti-Afghan posts are shocking enough, but she is also behind a spoof Anne Frank account on Meta’s Threads platform that takes her antisemitic bile to another level altogether. 🧵 1/4

Horrific news coming out of Golders Green. The upsurge in antisemitic attacks is deeply worrying and unacceptable

1/14 🧵Surrey police have confirmed that the Epsom "gang rape" never happened. A woman sustained an accidental head injury and made a confused report. But before that, Britain's right-wing media helped turn an unverified allegation into violent anti-immigration riots. #Epsom

🚨NEW: Since launching as a party in April, Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain has acted as a beacon to the extreme right. In the first of a series of articles, we expose the seasoned extremists now washing up at Restore meetings and actions. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/04/27/res…

Leeds United can take pride in their season. Leaving Wembley disappointed and frustrated actually shows what they have achieved this season. They under-performed compared to some of their more vibrant, assertive form on that seven-game unbeaten run. Leeds lost (deservedly) to a newly-motivated Chelsea side whose starting XI cost £551m. Leeds’ starting XI cost £103m. It's not a level playing field for starters. Leeds went out with a whimper, too meek in the first half, but have over-achieved this season. Plenty of reasons for positivity. Close to confirming they’re staying up, against gloomy pre-season predictions of many rivals. Six points clear of the drop zone with four games remaining and Burnley at home on Friday. Showing a togetherness in the team and between players and supporters that others covet. Generating atmospheres in stadia that few can match. Guided by a likeable head coach in Daniel Farke who made the right decision when the pressure was on most, changing the tactics and mood (Etihad, Nov 29). Good players like Gudmundsson and Ampadu stepping up, Calvert-Lewin getting back in England contention, Stach class. A fully fit Stach would have helped against Wembley (arrived at the break). An earlier tweak to 3-4-2-1 to combat Chelsea’s control and give DCL some support might have helped (Farke did go to a back-four at half-time but Chelsea closed down the game, including time-wasting and tactical time-outs). Leeds can still take pride in reaching the semi-final of the Cup, taking 34,000 to Wembley, and could easily have sold out the stadium on their own. That river of white and yellow flowing from all parts towards football's HQ confirmed the size of the club and the passion it stirs. Need to strengthen further in the summer, keep key players, and continue building. A bad day at Wembley, a missed opportunity, a sense of dismay, cannot slow Leeds United's revival. #LUFC